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Ohm's Law, Resistivity & Temperature

The resistance of a wire is 'R' ohm. If it is melted and stretched to 'n' times its original length. its new resistance will be

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Answer: (b)

  1. Volume is constant: Al=A′l′Al = A'l', so l′=nl⇒A′=A/nl' = nl \Rightarrow A' = A/n.
  2. R′=ρ(nl)A/n=n2ρlAR' = \dfrac{\rho (nl)}{A/n} = n^2 \dfrac{\rho l}{A}
  3. R′=n2RR' = n^2 R
  4. So the answer is (b) n2Rn^2 R.
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